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Re: Where to tap into oiling system for guage
Superbeast #154600 October 04th 2007 10:40 am
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I bought an Autometer electrical gauge off of Ebay a few years back. Don't remember how much is was though.

Autometer gauges aren't cheap.


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Re: Where to tap into oiling system for guage
NateB #154620 October 04th 2007 1:13 pm
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The fords are tough to get to. If you go for an electic gauge it will have a sending unit you will need to tap into the oil supply also. Six of one half a dozen of another.


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Re: Where to tap into oiling system for guage
NateB #154626 October 04th 2007 1:36 pm
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I would prefer to do an electric sending unit since I really don't want to mess up the interior of my van. I once installed a mechanical guage in an Oldsmobile my sister used to own and it made a little black puddle on her otherwise perfect interior.


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Re: Where to tap into oiling system for guage
Reed #155044 October 08th 2007 7:53 am
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I put in a tee at the sending unit. Used a mechanical gauge with copper tubing.
Because I had mounted my stereo in the overhead I used that dash area for oil pressure, water temp and voltage gauges.

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Can anyopne tell me if I can use the factory sending unit with an aftermarket electrical guage? Would it be possible to use and aftermarket electrical oil pressure guage and splice into the wire going to the factory sending unit instead of installing a second sending unit?


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Re: Where to tap into oiling system for guage
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Probably not because the gauge is matched to the sending unit resistance wise. Most electrical gauges come with their own sending unit because of this I would imagine.


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Dang. THought I could save some money. Thanks.


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Re: Where to tap into oiling system for guage
Reed #155423 October 10th 2007 1:07 am
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The sending units from the cheap(er) Sunpro gauges and the Ford factory ones are fairly close if you're playing horseshoes.
How about this thought: Check out the old boat yards or suppliers for a dash mounted gauge. The Mercury/Ford powered units used the Ford sending unit and, although new ones can be pricey, some of the used gauges survived very well because they are water proof.

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